Tilley Guardsmen in their finest hour

at 0250 ... see the Tilleys come to the rescue of a stranded loco of yesterday in a
bleak winter scene ... " the way we were " ... a superb film very watchable ..



The train gang do a stunning job ..

Alby

 

Looks fantastic to see all those Tilley lamps in action.

 

A classic clip!

Alec

 

Nice period document, when hands-on labour was combined with real knowledge and common sense.
Thanks for bringing this film to attention. Mike

 

I have seen that film many times before, but it's still enjoyable.

 

Four foot of snow and equipped with flat cap shovel and tilley lamp, the trains run.

Now, 4mm of snow and the country grinds to a halt.

 

. . . and not a hi-vis vest, hard hat, pair of gloves / impact resistantant safety goggles in sight and I'll bet none of them were wearing steel toe-capped boots either. It's a miracle any of them survived the ordeal.

 

There's you answer Henry.

Great film, and all the better in black and white - not that colour would have been noticed in those conditions!